Triple Mocha Donuts

I love coffee. Actually, it would be more accurate to say I need coffee. I am not human, awake, or kind in the morning until I’ve had my first sip. It’s so bad, really, that I get my coffeepot set up the night before, so that all I have to do in the morning is press the on switch.

When Jordan was a baby I was obsessed with Gilmore Girls. I so wanted to be Lorelai, all cool and beautiful, always with a cup of coffee in one hand. I, sadly, am not Lorelai Gilmore. I just aspire to be her.

My favorite part of the day is about 9am. I’ve dropped Jordan at school, worked out, and come home to a quiet house and a second cup of coffee. I can check my email, do some writing, and read blogs uninterrupted and without guilt.

Usually during this time I get hungry too, having just worked out and all.

I know, I should reach for an apple. Or a banana. But what I really want is granola. Or a muffin. Or a donut.

Donuts make me almost as happy as coffee makes me.

Almost.

When Marley Coffee contacted me about testing their organic, gourmet coffee, there was no way I was saying no. I waited (impatiently) for my box to arrive and resisted making a pot at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.

Marley Coffee is an international gourmet coffee company that prides itself on respecting the envoronment. It produces ethical, fair-trade, and organic coffee from farms in Jamaica. And yes, it’s that Marley – the company was started by Bob Marley’s son.

I got to try two flavors: Lively It Up, a medium dark espresso roast and Buffalo Soldier, a dark roast. I like my coffee extra dark with a side of very strong, so these brews were perfect for me. They were delicious – rich, dark, and the perfect morning jolt.

I wanted to bake with the coffee too (duh, what else would I do?) Of course my mind wandered to donuts. I mean, coffee and donuts go together like milk and cookies. Or Lorelai and Rory.

There is coffee in the chocolate donut, giving it a rich chocolate flavor. The donuts are glazed with a chocolate coffee glaze, and then frosted with a coffee icing. These are definitely the jolt you need to get you through your day.

Now, if only I could actually go to Stars Hollow and share these with Lorelai. Because she’s totally a real person and not a fictional TV character from a show that’s already ended.

To make the donuts, whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in milk, coffee, egg, vanilla, and oil. Stir until just combined. Place batter in a large ziploc bag with the tip cut off. Pipe into donut pan, filling each cavity 3/4 full. (You can probably get 7 donuts, but I was lazy and didn’t want to reuse my pan, so I only made 6.)

Bake for 9-10 minutes. Allow to cool for five minutes, and then remove from pan.

While donuts are cooling, make the glaze. Mix the milk, coffee, vanilla, and sugar in a small saucepan. Heat on low and stir until the ingredients are all combined. Turn off heat. Carefully dip the tops of each donut in the glaze. Place on a wire rack that is on top of a cookie sheet to catch the drips. Let sit for about a minute. Stir the glaze in the pan, reheating if necessary. Re-dip the donuts, on the bottom this time, and dipping around the edges so the donut is entirely covered. You may want to use a fork in the center of the donut for this step so you don’t burn your fingers! Let sit on the wire rack until cooled.

Make the coffee frosting by mixing the butter, powdered sugar, and brewed coffee with a hand-held mixer on low speed until thick and creamy. Once glaze is somewhat dry (it will remain a little sticky) frost the donuts and sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles. Serve with a cup of coffee for a real jolt!

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Marley coffee sent me two bags of coffee to try, drink, and review. All opinions are my own. You can read more about Marley Coffee products, their commitment to the environment and charitable causes, and order online on their website. If you’re in California, you’re in luck! Marley Coffee can be found in California at Andronico’s, Mollie Stone’s, Rainbow Grocer and in SoCal at Gelson’s and Fresh & Easy Markets.

That coffee and your donuts sound omgawesome (my new fav word). I always add coffee to my chocolate cupcakes. Gives it a deeper flav! Have a great week!

I may have to steal your new word. 🙂 Thanks Michelle! You’re omgawesome!

I absolutely love the flavor that coffee adds to chocolate baked goods. And I am loving that you glazed the donuts and then put frosting on top of that…best.idea.ever!!!! I have never heard of this coffee before, so I will have to check them out:-)

hi, let’s be friends and eat these donuts! chocolate and coffee, sounds like a perfect morning to me.

Sounds good to me!! 🙂

If I wasn’t a coffee addict before this, I know who I’ll have to thank for it after I try my hand at these! I might have to try these as an intervention tool for my coffee addict friends; I don’t have a coffee pan (boo-hoo), but do you think these would bake [almost] as well in a muffin tin? Thanks for sharing!

Totally, and the only really coffee-ee part is the frosting. The coffee just makes the chocolate pop in the donut and glaze!

Coffee frosting… that was the highlight of these, methinks. Well, no, the donut was AMAZING, too. You know what? I enjoyed the whole thing–thoroughly. And that’s coming from a novice coffee drinker who can only muster the all sugar & milk and no actual coffee-kinda coffee drinking 🙂

Thanks for sharing at Mealtime Monday!

Thanks for hosting Kaylee!

You are my hero and favorite blogger because of your love of Gilmore Girls 😀 I refuse to accept that the show is over by rewatching all of the seasons obsessively and repeatedly on DVD, it makes the pain of no more Gilmore Girls more bearable. Oh, and those donuts look delish, definitely Lorelei approved 😀

Ah, just looking at these pictures make me drool. Perfect with a cup of coffee!

Thank you!

Dorothy, I hope you saved one of these for me! I love the glaze snuck in before the frosting, oh yes! I have to say, I’m worse than you on my morning coffee. I won’t even get out of bed unless someone brings me coffee first. Yes, I’m spoiled but I do bake them yummy things, lol.

Excuse me. Did you say these are glazed AND frosted? I knew I loved you.

🙂 I heart you too!

Yeah, you did it! Coffee helps bring out the chocolate, yay!!! I love coffee, love love love it. No morning is complete without it. 🙂 And these donuts! Wow. I could use a few of these this Monday morning. When I woke up at 5am, I thought it was Thursday…And, my thoughts were of “didn’t I just do this?” But, then I remembered that I did laundry all day yesterday, my Sunday chore. I wasn’t too happy that I had a whole week ahead…

I really, really need to get one of those pans. Yes? Sooner rather than laters, yes?

haha, I’m like you, I’m not human until I’ve had at least one cup of coffee. Those donuts looks delicious. I just bought a donut pan so I can’t wait to add this to my mile long ‘recipes to try’ list.

Yay! Thanks so much! 🙂

Ok, this post is awesome. A) I love doughnuts too. Absolutely crazy about them and don’t understand those who aren’t. B) Coffee is a life-saver. and C) YES! Gilmore Girls! LOVE IT! I miss that show. I used to be a daily watcher until well, life got in the way. Not sure how much it’s on anymore though. Sad. But life goes on and these doughnuts will surely help get through anything.

And if you leave off the coffee frosting, it’s not totally coffee-ey. So perfect! 🙂 Thanks so much!

If anyone knows about having pipe dreams of meeting fictional characters, it’s me.
I’m crazy jealous of your morning routine. CRAZY JEALOUS. That’s what I did all summer. And it was lovely.
I need to use my donut pan. Once in 9 months has not been enough.

Because of this recipe, I now have 202 Pinterest boards. LOL Thank you for linking up at Weekend Potluck. Cannot wait to try these!

LOL! That’s too funny. Thanks for hosting!

My sister keeps telling me I need to take up coffee drinking but I would really prefer one of your donuts 🙂 Maybe you can drop one of these babies off one morning…you can drink coffee and I can just EAT!

Sounds good to me!!! 🙂

I actually made these and they were easy and turned out perfect. Drives me up the wall when all the comments are just “yummy” and “I want to make these”. I stuck to the recipe except I have a mini doughnut pan so I only baked for 7 minutes and the batter yielded 2 dozen. They taste AMAZING! I asked for a doughnut pan for Christmas just to make these.